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Table 1 Pattern of past opportunistic infections and opportunistic infections at time of HAART initiation in HIV- infected patients, at Zewditu Memorial Hospital, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

From: Immune restoration disease and changes in CD4+ T-cell count in HIV- infected patients during highly active antiretroviral therapy at Zewditu memorial hospital, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Types of previous OIs

Frequency (%)

Types of OIs at time of HAART initiation

Frequency (%)

Herpes zoster

504 (43.2)

Candidiasis

431 (37.0)

PTB

236 (20.2)

PTB

150 ( 12.9)

EPTB

83 (7.1)

EPTB

64 (5.5)

DTB

3 (0.26)

DTB

44 ( 3.8)

Candidiasis

189 (16.2)

Toxoplasmosis

30 (2.6)

PCP

36 (3.1)

Herpes zoster

20(1.7)

Toxoplasmosis

35 (3.0)

PCP

7 (0.6)

Cryptococcosis

30(2.6)

Herpes simplex

2 (0.17)

Herpes simplex

14 (1.2)

Total

748 ( 64.2)

Total

1130(96.9%)

  
  1. Keys: OI, opportunistic infection; HAART, highly active antiretroviral therapy; PTB, pulmonary tuberculosis; EPTB, extra pulmonary tuberculosis; DTB, disseminated tuberculosis; PCP, Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia.